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Trauma is a big problem for the individual as well as for the society, especially in conflict and post-conflict areas. Although there are several approaches to treat trauma ranging from traditional psychol-ogy and psychotherapy to medication we here want to teach you a very simple method that we have personally proven works during four years of training and treating in DR Congo and Rwanda. The treatment takes only 15 minutes, there are no side effects and anybody can learn how to do it. The method can easily be combined with other forms of counceling or psychotherapy.

This treatment is called TTT – Trauma Tapping Technique. It is a different ap-proach compared to traditional psycho-therapeutic methods since it is a body based treatment, i.e. you treat specific points on the body to relax the mind. You will find it very helpful. It will make it clear that the body and mind are not separate, but completely connected.

Somatic (body based) methods like TTT and others called TFT, EFT, SET etc have been used successfully for many years in the USA, Australia and Europe as well as in Africa since it was introduced there. In the USA it has shown very efficient for treating so called war veterans, ie trauma-tized soldiers.

A colleague of ours, who came to DR Congo and Rwanda, Dr Carl Johnson, professor of Clinical Psychology and Psy-chiatry from Virginia in the USA says:”For 25 years I have treated American war vetarans suffering from trauma. For long time me and my patients waited for some-thing like TFT. In my opinion this gentle technique is the best approach to get thor-ough and enduring relief from this crip-pling psychological problem of trauma.”

After working several years in the Great

Lakes Region we have seen that TTT is very efficient to heal the traumas of rape and other acts of psychological and physi-cal violence in the society. Here are some comments from participants in trainings that we have held:

”I’m very happy to adress to you this letter in order to appreciate this kind of trauma treatment. My personal experience is that this treatment is very easy to learn and it can also be used to prevent trauma. It doesn’t demand many skills and therefore it can spread in all the country in short time without a lot of budget.For Rwanda, this treatment is very impor-tant. It is also not expensive if we con-sider other treatments which demand the experts or high education in the domain. I see this treatment method as answer of the problem of trauma in Rwanda be-cause many people can be trained and assist their collegues.”Mr Naphtal Ahishakyie,(After training with members of AOCM, orphans of the genocide in Rwanda)

“Many students continue to use the meth-od of TTT for detraumatization and the results are good according the testimonies of the beneficiaries. From my point of view I have also found that the level of aggres-sion among the students have diminished after applying the technique.”Dr Nabino Victor, ULPGL(After training with the students at the ULPGL–University in Bukavu, Eastern DR Congo)

“Before I got this treatment I did not sleep for almost four years. The traumatic mem-ories after what I had experienced in the war here was haunting me also in the day but especially in the night. But after this treatment I sleep well and I have become big and strong again. Also the headache I used to have is gone and I no longer get so easily angry at my children. I now treat

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others in my neighbourhood. They get so happy! I have become like a healer.“Mme Miriam, survivor of sexual violence (After training and treatments of the wom-en survivors at Ushindi Center, Bukavu, DR Congo)

1. Trauma

How we become traumatizedTraumatic experiences shake the founda-tions of our beliefs about safety, and shat-ter our assumptions of trust. For a trauma to occur, all we need is a situation where we feel helpless and there seems to be a threat to our survival, ie you experience a very strong fear – you get “scared for life”. In those moments we want to fight or take flight, but you feel as if there is no way out. Others get like paralyzed in a frozen state of mind. The traumatic experience is relative to how we are able to deal with the situation. What becomes a trauma for one person will not be it for somebody else. To a child bad words from a parent can be enough to be traumatized since they are totally dependant on their parent that such a “betrayal” can feel life-threatening. As the trauma occurs, it is as if something freezes, stops or get stuck. Some explain it as if the time suddenly halts. It can be felt like an electrical chock and affects the whole system, ie the body and the mind and the energy system gets out of balance.

Everywhere and all the time people get traumatized from experiences such as conflict in the family, robbery, traffic acci-dents, natural disasters, illnesses, sur-gery, difficult deliveries etcetera.But in conflict and post-conflict areas a big number of people have gotten or get traumatized by extreme experiences such as war, genocide, being forced to escape their home, incurable diceases (like hiv/aids), hunger, poverty, rape and sexual violence etcetera.

What happens in the body?When we experience a severe threat to our lives the body reacts instantly. The center of the reaction starts in the brain

where chemical and electrical reactions initiate a process that affects the whole body as well as the mind. This is what happens:lThe body/mind react like at an electrical shock.l Amygdala, an almond shaped part of the brain, initiate a fight or flight response, ie sending out signals that mean: Danger!l The sympathetic* nervous system releases adrenaline (a hormone that puts the body on alert) through the blood sys-tem. (* The sympathetic nervous system is the part of the autonomous nervous system that is activated when a person is under physical or psychological stress.)l The heart rate and blood pressure goes up – to make the body ready to run or fight.l Hypothalamus - “the brain of the brain” - sets off a chain reaction which results in production of cortisol a hormone that gives a reaction of stress such as a burst of energy for survival. It is often called the “stress hormone”.l The memory of what happened gets stuck in the body and mind. l All these effects normally disappear and go back to normal within some hours.l For some people this state of emergen-cy stays for a long time and they develop different symptoms of PTSD – Post Trau-matic Stress Disorder – reliving the event through nightmares, flash-backs etc.

Symptoms of traumaWhen somebody has experienced a strongly fearful situation, what we call a traumatic event (see above), it is possible to develop certain symptoms that stays in the body and mind shorter or longer time. When working in a conflict or post con-flict area you will find many people with different symptoms that can come from their experiences. Some only developed few symptoms, others many. It is all very individual and depends on the persons respons to what has happened and what has happened in the persons life before. What is traumatic for one person does not have to be traumatic for somebody else.The symptoms can be divided in two groups:

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1. Psychological / Sociall difficult to sleep- nightmares- anxiety- fear without reason- anger without reason- aggression towards others- guilt and/or shame- feelings of revenge- easily forget things- difficult to concentrate (on studies, learn-ing new skills etc) - flash backs – intrusive memories- feeling isolated- feeling worthless- lack of self confidence- not able to think about the future- feeling sad or depressed- difficult to trust anybody- dissociation from the body

2. Physicall stomach ache, headache and other kind of physical pain l hypertension- palpitation- difficult to breathe - tension in muscles- feeling weak- constantly feeling tired- digestion problems

It is important to know that trauma is not a life sentence. It can be healed. Many of these symptoms can be relieved after treatments with TTT. Sometimes many symptoms disappear after one treatment, sometimes it takes two or more treat-ments.

Trauma affects the daily life There are many problems that everyone is trying to deal with every day. But for the traumatized person taking decisions and solve problems becomes overwhelming because of the trauma the person cannot act in the present. They might know how they should think – but they cannot. They might know things they would like to do, but they cannot. Trauma can cause a lot of unwanted inabilities that affect life.

This state of mind and body has to be worked on. The traumatic experience have to be processed and become memo-ries – without the emotional charge. This is done with for example the body/mind exercises we are going to learn here.Trauma keeps the mind locked and pre-vents the person from living a good life. It is difficult to learn new things like the programs that are set up for survivors, studies at school or university or other kinds of trainings. A person that has been traumatized and is treated can very soon:-be happier-be more successful at work, school or trainings-take better care of the family-take better decisions

Different ways of treating trauma When somebody shows symptoms of trauma there are different approaches that can be applied for the healing. We can in a generalized way describe it by dividing them in three different branches:

1. Psychiatry – main component for treatment is medicines. Some psychiatric clinics use more medicines than psycho-therapy, others more opposite with more psychotherapy than medicines. The most common medicines are so called Beta-blockers, diazépines, antidepressive and sedatives like Valium. Medicines makes some of the symptoms less active but do not heal the trauma itself. Some of the medicines have side effects numbing, low

2. Psychotherapy and counseling - main component for treatment is talking/listening. There are many different ap-proaches like for example active listening, cognitive behaviour therapy, psychoana-lyses etc.

3. Somatic Treatments– main compo-nent for treatment is using the body to relax the mind. In this branch we find TTT (Trauma Tapping Technique)– which is the method we will teach you here, and others like TFT (Thought Field Therapy), EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), TAT (Ta-pas Acupressure Technique) , EMDR (Eye

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Movement Desensitization and Reproc-essing , TRE (Tauma Release Exercise), SE (Somatic Experience).

Secondary trauma Secondary trauma – also called “compas-sion fatigue” or vicarious trauma - occa-sionally happens to those who listen to many testimonies of traumatized patients. By listening to explicit details of patients’ traumatic experiences, caregivers witness the traumatic realities of their patients which can lead to the caregiver being traumatized as well. Treating survivors of rape and sexual violence can be more demanding than treating other traumas, especially for women caregivers who face the same trust and safety issues as their patients.

As such, secondary trauma is a normal consequence of working with trauma sur-vivors. Secondary trauma should not be considered a result of personal weakness or emotional inadequacy on the part of the caregiver. Central to secondary trauma are negative changes in trust, feelings of losing control, issues of intimacy and self-esteem, safety concerns, and intrusive imagery.

To avoid secondary trauma it is important that the caregivers have the possibility to meet and share their experiences and treat themselves with relaxing exercises like TTT and others. We call it peer coun-selling. If the caregivers can relieve them-selves from the tension that the stories they listen to create inside themselves, their wellbeing will increase and their pro-fessional capacity as well.

2. Trauma Tapping Technique - TTT In TTT we use the body to heal the mind. TTT is an efficient and gentle way to treat trauma and other psychological problems. It was founded in the US in the beginning of the 1980s.

We can describe the technique in an easy way like this:While the person/client/beneficiary acti-vates the mind on the traumatic memory, ie thinks about the problem, but just a little bit, the treater/therapist tap with gentle fin-gers on certain healing points in the face, on the chest and on the hand. This tap-ping sends signals to the mind and makes it relax.

The healing points that we use in TTT are situated on energy channels in the body. These channels are called meridians and were discovered by the Chinese at least 5 000 years ago. In the Traditional Chinese Medicine this energy system of the body has been used ever since to heal people from all different kind of physical problems and illnesses.

It was in the beginning of 1981 that a clinical psychologist in the USA, Dr Roger Callahan, established a treatment using this energy system and its healing points to treat psychological problems. He called the treatment Thought Field Therapy- TFT. He had been treating a lot of traumatized clients with psychotherapy before but didn´t find the results very satisfying. That is why he started looking for an alterna-tive way. He studied the Chinese medicine and discovered that the healing points used by the traditional Chinese Medicine were very potential also for psychological problems.Since then these kind of treatments have expanded over the world and are called as one term Energy Psychology. In the USA Energy Psychology has with great success been used for treating trauma-tized former soldiers from the wars in Viet-nam, Afghanistan and Iraq. In many other countries Energy Psychology is used more and more since it has shown to be one of the most efficient ways to heal trau-ma and phobias. Few kinds of treatments can so gently give relief from difficult and deep traumas. Also most other psycho-logical problems can be treated such as phobia, anxiety, depression, stress.

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Advantages of treating with TTTAfter several years of conducting trainings in TTT and treating survivors and per-petrators of violence we have seen that there are some specific advantages with applying and using the TTT for healing trauma.Some advantages are:Easy, cheap and thorough- healing often takes place after one or a couple of sessions.- each session takes 10-15 minutes.- often relieves the symptoms of trauma permanently.- has no bad side effects.- easy to learn.- can be used at any place at any time by anyone.- can be done in groups or individually.- can be used as a self-help method.- and (because of the facts mentioned above) it is cost efficient.

Contact, integrity and empowerment - can be used in combination with other kinds of treatments or/and counseling.- gives good contact between the caregiv-er and the person treated.- the treated person does not have to tell her/his story/problem/the traumatic event. But can do, if she/he wants to.- touching gives not only comfort but it also releases the hormone for well being called oxytocin. - empowers people by changing them from victims/survivor into healers since they can treat others after being treated and trained themselves. This is possible because the treatment is easy to learn.- gives caregivers a tool to de-traumatize themselves from secondary trauma and other kind of work related or personal stress.

Happiness, acceptance and distance- after the treatment people often feel some kind of relief, relaxation and happi-ness in their heart and mind. The accept-ance of what has happened comes by itself from being relieved from the trauma. The traumatic events feels more distant and possible to think about without getting upset.

Who can be treated with TTT?Anybody can be treated with TTT. He or she does not have to be traumatized and/or diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Any kind of psychologi-cal problem or stress can be relieved with TTT.

We have experience in treating and train-ing different so called vulnerable groups and individuals as well as professionals working with these groups. It is worthwhile training all these groups in TTT since this will enhance the wellbeing of the benefi-ciaries and make the development pro-grams work much better. The groups we have trained and treated are: - Widows of war and genocide- Women subjected to rape and/or other kind of sexual violence- Children born of rape- Orphans of war and genocide- Former child soldiers- Persons living with hiv/AIDS- Perpetrators of violenceWe have also given trainings to profes-sionals and volunteers working with these groups, for example:- Psychiatrists, Psychotherapists - Medical Doctors, Nurses- Counselors- Psychosocial assistants - Peace and reconciliation activists

TTT can also be used to release stress related to work or other circumstances in life. We all encounter problems from time to time. And for those who work with traumatized clients the need for a deep relaxation is very important since it is easy to develop secondary trauma (see p.5).

Different ways of using TTTWhen you have learnt TTT and start prac-ticing you will find that it is a very practical tool to be used by it self or to be included in the activities you already have initiated. TTT does not exclude other kind of treat-ments or counselling - rather the oppo-site - it can be included in any existing activity. If this is done it can make devel-opment programs and counseling work

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much smoother, because when people are relieved from their traumas they can concentrate, learn, take decisions and be present here and now. All those things are difficult when you are traumatized be-cause your mind is occupied with painful past events.From our experience we can suggest some different ways of using TTT:

IndividualYou can use TTT in individual counselling as a basic tool or as a complementary tool. This means that if you are having somebody in counseling and you reach a point when it is too difficult for the person to relate what has happened you can use TTT to “open” a way. The treatment de-charges the painful feelings from the memory.

Groups of beneficiariesIf you are working with for example a group of women survivors or ex-child soldiers you can teach them TTT all at one time. We have done this a lot and it is very rewarding. In this way everybody is treated the same, ie like saying “We all have problems” and nobody is singled out as different. We usually first show how to do the treatment on yourself and then the participants do the treatment on each oth-er two by two. The result is often smiles and laughter since the treatment is differ-ent from what people are used to. And to most it is surprising that it really helps!

Peer counselingWorking as a counselor or caregiver is a very important but also a very heavy work. To listen to many sad and difficult testimo-nies of the beneficiaries can give sec-ondary effects in the caregiver (see p.5). To avoid this it is important to have peer counseling, ie meeting other counselors/caregivers and discuss problems and also treat each other. Then TTT is a tool to use for healing the secondary effects and prevent burnout. And when meeting in the peer groups it is a good opportu-nity to practice together and exchange experiences of using the treatment for the beneficaires.

3. The Trauma Tapping Technique in practice

How to approach the client/beneficiaryLike in all kind of counselling the most im-portant is to establish a good relationship with the client. Make the person feel safe in your company. Prove to them that you respect and care for them. Show that you are there for the client and care for her/his wellbeing. We are working for the person, not for our own satisfaction of helping. This is what we call Client Centered Ap-proach.

All the people we are working with need some kind of change, but it is they who should decide if they want it to be done or not. We earn the right to assist the person to change. Some important suggestions around the treatment:l Let the client tell what he/she wants to tell about his/her experiences. Follow and listen carefully and with respect. Some people prefer to keep the problem or the traumatic event to themselves. That is perfectly fine since the TTT treatment only needs the person to think about his/her problem. When we tell the person that he does not have to tell about the traumatic event, this doesn´t mean that we are not interested or don´t care. We just want to leave them in privacy if they like.lSay for example: “You suffered a lot. You have struggled and tried so hard to get better. You have done a good job. It is on my shoulders now to try to help you relieve something.” l Explain how the treatment is done. This is important since TTT is a different kind of treatment then what people are used to. Be aware of that some will think that it looks like a joke and too simple to be of any use.l Tell the person that you will touch some healing points on the body and show on yourself where they are. l Ask permission to treat the person. If he/she says ”Yes” then we go on, but we must always respect a ”No” or a hesita-tion. The client is the one who decides. l Give the patient time to think it over.

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Don´t rush.l Don´t promise that you will heal or cure the person since we never know what will happen even if we have had a lot of success. Instead, just offer to give a treat-ment. Say for example: “This treatment has helped many people – perhaps it will help you too.’ l Have a sensitive ear – listen to and feel what the client needs. For example if you are tapping too loose or too hard, if she or he is comfortable etc. When somebody cares it affects the healing in a posi-tive way and the possibilities to get well increases.l The client is the Boss and decides if you should treat him/her or not, when to stop or when to continue etceteral Ask the client to come back to you if the problem bothers him/her again (which seldom happens).

How to do TTT(Illustrations on p. 13-14)In TTT - Trauma Tapping Technique we use the body to treat and relax the mind. We can call it a psychological exposure technique.The client is asked to think about his/her problem – to tune it in like finding the right frequency or station on the radio. To avoid suffering the client only has to think lightly about the problem, ie like having the vol-ume of the radio on low level. He or she do not need to go deep into the problem. This is very important. And to prepare if it should happen you can say: ”If you suffer – may I have the permission to change the subject?” (find out what they like for example flowers, football etc).When the client thinks about his/her prob-lem the therapist will tap on certain spe-cific points on the body: in the face, on the chest and on the hand. These are healing points on the energy channels/meridians that connect all parts of the body and the mind.

This is how we do the treatment:1. Establish contact with the person who wants to be treated.2. Explain the treatment – how it is done. 3. Ask the person to think about his/her

problem – just a little bit, not deeply. 4. Treat the Sequence of Points (see below) 5. Ask the person to take two deep breaths.6. Treat the Trauma Treatment Sequence of Points once again.7. Ask the person to take some deep breaths and rest for a while.8. Ask the person how she/he feels – ask if something changed.9. If the person says that nothing has changed – do the treatment again.10. If the person says that something has changes – take the hand and congratulate him or her.

The sequence of treatment pointsTap 10-15 times on the following points in the following order. Tap gently, but firmly, with two or three fingers:1. The karate chop point /side of the hand under the little finger2. Beginning of eyebrow/s 3. Outside of the eye/s 4. Under the eye/s 5. Under the nose 6. Under the mouth7. Under the collarbone 8. Under the arm/s 9. The little finger (on the inside, at the bottom of the nail)10. The ring finger -”-11. The middle finger -”-12. The index finger -”-13. The thumb -”-14. Under the collarbone

During the treatment the mind will relax and so will the body. Surprisingly to most people the problem will decrease or disap-pear. When the client tries to get back to the original feeling he does not get upset about it anymore Even though he/she will still remember what happened.The suffering is removed, but values and awareness remain. A faint memory of the trauma remains, but the person has full control of it. The healing is often both total and permanent. The treatment takes ap-proximately 15-25 minutes.After finishing the treatment ask the person how she or he feels in that very moment (we can only say how things are

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right now. We don´t know anything about the future). If the person says that some-thing has changed, even the smallest little change: congratulate her or him and give words of strength to encourage him or her. It is not you as a Trauma Tapper who heals the person – it is the energy of the person treated that starts the healing process.

Counseling and moving forward After the healing has taken place it is possible to work on and reflect on the possibilities that the beneficiary now can see in her/his life. That means integrating earlier experiences and counseling. Let the person search in her mind after the possibilities.We have seen that the client often feel different in relation to earlier experiences in life after the treatment. They will often express this if the therapist or counselor just listens and asks ”How are you doing? What is happening?” The answer could be: ” I feel something has changed in me, I would like to…” or something like that. Here the person now can fill herself with a good feeling and the spirit of who she is: i.e a loving human being.

After using TTT any kind of counseling or therapy will work much better, be-cause the person is no longer stuck in the trauma and can move forward. They can now take responsability for the activities of their daily life. All the things that they have tried to learn and accomplish before without succeeding, they will now be able to do.

Possible reactions after a TTT session:After a treatment with TTT most peo-ple feel relieved in one way or another. Because even if it looks simple the treat-ment has a strong effect on the body/mind system. The most common reactions are:l feeling light, relaxed or tired. These reactions come because when the tension of the trauma leaves the body the person feels how tired he or she actually is. The tension of the trauma has taken a lot of energy. This means that the client might need to rest after the treatment. Some

even feel a bit dizzy. That is also com-pletely normal.l feeling as if the trauma has decreased and become more distant.l accepting what has happened, like “Well, that was then, it is over. But now I am here. I have to move on with my life.”l a laughter, smile and feeling happy. These reactions are also signs of relaxa-tion. It also shows that behind the trauma lies happiness just ready to get out and show itself.l tears and/or cry of relief.l feeling kind of empty. When the trauma leaves it can feel like an empty space inside the person because the trauma has taken so much space before. It is very important to fill this empty space with something good. Tell the person to fill it with love and light which is every person´s true identity. You can also do the treat-ment again while the person is thinking about these good things and “tap” it into the body and mind or tell her/him to do it themselves.

4. Body awareness and dissociation

The importance of body exercises In connection with the TTT treatment we often include other body exercises like for example the one called Do-In which is a kind of self massage (see page with Do-In instruction). We do this for two reasons: 1. Psychological tension often shows in the body. To treat and relax the body with this kind of exercises can be very helpful. 2. Often there is a dissociation from the body after a traumatic event. This means that the person is not completely “at home” in their body, because they uncon-sciously hide from the painful memory by “leaving the body”. With different body exercises you can bring the person back to the body and make him/her responsible for their own bodies again. Apart from Do-In also breathing exercises and other kinds of massage are good to include for the well being of the benefici-aries and the caregivers. Together with the TTT treatment these are also tools for selfcare. So instead of being helpless with

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their memories and their body response they can help themselves. Feeling good enhance their well being. This will trans-late into other areas of their life. You can call it shifting energy.

Body Awareness exerciseDo - In (self massage) is a body aware-ness exercise. Giving the body this atten-tion will benefit the well-being and make you feel more awake. While doing the exercise thank your body for carrying you around in this life. Gratitude is a good medicine.

Preparation: Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. Take two deep breaths and close your eyes. Scan your body from head to feet, i e examine how the differ-ent parts of your body feels by using your thought and attention. Take two deep breaths and open your eyes.

1. Take one hand in the other and mas-sage the palm with the thumb thoroughly.

2. Massage the backside of the same hand by passing the thumb in the valley between the bones leading to the knuck-les.

3. Place your hand on your belly and ro-tate each finger separately. Do the same with the other hand.

4. Shake your hands up in the air.

5. With relaxed wrists tap with your finger-tips all over the head.

6. Place the thumbs on the temples and with the rest of the fingers somewhat curled “open” the forehead, i e pull the fingers from the middle of the forehead to the sides three or more times.

7. With your thumb press along the bone above the eye.

8. With the index finger press along the bone under the eye.

9. Press with the fingertips along the roots of your upper row of teeth. Do the same with the lower row of teeth and along the chin bone.

10. Massage the whole face.

11. Pull your ears in all directions as if you were trying to make them bigger.

12. Caress the throat on the front side.

13. Squeeze the neck muscles, first with one hand and then the other.

14. With the right hand clap on the inside of the left arm from the shoulder down towards the hand. Clap hands, and then return by clapping on the outside of the arm going up. Do the same on the other arm with the left hand. On the inside down, outside up.

15. Put the right hand on the left shoul-der while supporting the elbow with the left hand. Clap the shoulders with the palm reaching as far down as possible. Squeeze the shoulder muscle. Change to the other side.

16. Tap and pound the front side of the chest with your fingertips or clap with open hands like a proud gorilla presenting himself. Do it thoroughly.

17. Tap under the arm, from the armpit down to the hip. Use the right hand while raising the left arm and vice versa on the other side.

18. Massage the belly by softly circulating the palms clockwise.

19. Bend forward and tap the back - espe-cially along the spine. Try to reach as high up as possible.

20. Tap/clap the waist and the bottom.

21. Tap/clap along the legs on the outside going down and on the inside going up.

22. Take your kneecaps in your hands and make a circular movement with the legs, like dancing or twisting. Both directions.

23. Walk on the spot (or around) first on the toes, then on the heels, then on the outside of the foot and finally on the inner side of the foot. Repeat three times.

Finally: Stand still, take two deep breaths and close your eyes. Scan your body like in the beginning. Notice if you feel any difference in the body. Take two deep breaths and open the eyes again.

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Testimonies(from participants and clients who have experienced treatment with TTT)

“I feel new, as if my mind was reformatted”(former sex-slave and child soldier, DRC)

“I feel as if I have been walking up a mountain for many years. Now finally I can sit down and rest and even enjoy the view. This treatment is really a medicine. And it is for free!” (Widow of the genocide, Rwanda)

“Before I felt as if there was not enough space for my heart to beat and it was dif-ficult to breathe. But after this treatment the heart beats normally and I can breathe without problem.”(Survivor of rape, DR Congo)

“I used to be like a street boy even though I am old. I could not work because of all the bad memories. I used to beat my wife to get the money she earned and go to the bar and get drunk with my friends. But now after the treatment I even found a work and my wife and I are good friends and share even the work at home. We have become like role models in our com-munity. We treat our neighbours too.” (Survivor of genocide, Rwanda)

FinallyStart teaching people TTT now! Have courage! Try it on every kind of problem! It is easy and has no bad side effects.

Dare to fail and don´t overdo your in-ability. You have nothing to lose, but a lot to win!

The world will become a more peaceful place if people can learn how to treat traumas and inner tension.

Some linkswww.peacefulheart.sewww.emofree.comwww.innersource.comwww.energypsych.comwww.eftdownunder.comwww.tatlife.com

Litteraturea Ronald Ruden, When the past is always presenta The Promise of Energy Psychology, Feinstein, Eden & Craiga Energy Tapping and Energy Tapping for Trauma, Fred P Gallo a Healing Trauma: Peter Levine

CONTACTgunillahamne@gmail.com u.sandstrom@gmil.comwww.peacefulheart.se

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Trauma Tapping TechniqueTTT

Tap gently, but precise, 15 times on each point while the person is thinking just a little bit about his or her problem. Ask the person to take two deep breaths. Repeat the tapping. Do the deep breathing again. Ask if something has changed.

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How to do the Trauma Tapping Technique - TTT

1. Establish contact.2. Explain how the technique is done.3. Ask the person to think about his/her problem - but just a little bit - not deeply.4. Do the Tapping Technique sequence of points as described below.5. Then ask the person to take two deep breaths.6. Repeat the Tapping Technique sequence.7. Ask the person to take two deep breaths again and rest while holding his/her hand.8. Ask if something has changed.9. If the person says that nothing has changed - do the Tapping again.10. If the person says that something did change - congratulate him/her.

The Trauma Tapping Technique sequence of pointsTap gently but precise 10-15 times on each of the following points using two or three fingers:

1. The karate chop point on side of the hand under the little finger2. At the beginning of the eyebrow/s3. Outside the eye/s, on the bone4. Under the eye/s, on the bone5. Under the nose6. Under the mouth7. On the chest, under the collarbones8. Under the arm/s, one hand below the armpit 9. On the little finger (on the inside, above the first joint10. On the ring finger -”-11. On the middle finger -”-12. On the index finger -”-13. On the thumb -”-14 Repeat on the chest under the collarbones